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Technology enhanced learning, otherwise also known as e-learning, has been adopted by numerous education institutions in Tanzania with the aim to solve numerous educational challenges within their academic environments such as limited learning spaces, inadequate learning materials and resources, insufficient availability of staff members, to enhance the teaching and learning process and improve the quality of education as a result of increased admission. With the numerous massive investments...

Assessment is a crucial aspect of the education process. One of the issues identified in this research is that the slow turnaround time of assessment and feedback to students is a critical factor in the subsequent success rates of the subject. This paper will present the findings and experiences in the development of one assessment tool for ICT education at a South African University of Technology, i.e. Tshwane University of Technology. The development of the tool was done utilizing Living...

The policy framework guiding Kenya's response to the AIDS epidemic identifies voluntary counseling and testing as crucial to risk reduction and HIV‐preventive activities. Yet in Kenya, as in most sub‐Saharan countries, voluntary testing rates are low, especially among young people. Using hierarchical linear models, we identify both individual‐ and teacher/school‐level factors that affect voluntary HIV testing among secondary school students in Kenya. Results indicate that adolescents are...

A post-conflict society tends to get locked in a history war. As the practice of history in its broad sense is a moral craft, representations of guilt and victimhood prevail in social memory. The r ...

Any type of wastewater generated from domestic use (excluding toilet wastewater) can be defined as greywater, but for the purpose of this study greywater is defined as only bath, hand basin, and shower water. A small greywater treatment plant was installed at a 16-student occupant residence for the purpose of utilizing greywater for toilet flushing. Greywater reuse applications are extremely dependent on the wastewater source, composition, and quality. Environmental conservation and human...

Background HIV is a virus, which attacks the immunesystem in the body. In the year 2000 the millennium declaration was adopted. Combat against HIV and primary education for all the children are two ...

Businesses need to maintain a high level of performance in order to remain competitive and effective. One of the key factors to achieving this is having a well skilled workforce and a competitive management. It is very easy to get experienced managers but not easy to get workers who have relevant technical knowledge; hence there is a need to evaluate the workforce and recommend that those falling short should be sent for training. Focusing on the plastic manufacturing industries in...

Abstract In spite of using aquatic snails as bioindicators for water pollution, little attention has been paid to the effect of parasitism upon the concentration of heavy metals (Al, Cd, Cu, Fe, Mn, Pb and Zn) in these organisms. The present study therefore aimed to compare the concentrations of heavy metals in trematode-infected Biomphalaria alexandrina collected from Kafer Alsheikh and Menofia provinces, Egypt, with uninfected snails from the same sites, in order to assess the effect of...

The paper is not based on any empirical study that the researcher has carried out but on theoretical work. Kenya is a country composed of 42 different tribes, speaking different languages and each tribe has challenges in as far as acquiring/ learning English as a second language is concerned. The paper is meant to arouse interest in those who wish to do an empirical study as it gives an insight into the situation of English as a second language in Kenya.

First, I would like to thank my parents for their loving support and encouragement. I’m thankful to my family and friends for their sincere support, and everyone who participated in the data collection through interviews. Secondly, I truly acknowledge my supervisor, Dr. Ghada Barsoum for her help and support throughout my work. I’m grateful to Dr. Jennifer Bremer for her understanding and patience and for her guidance in putting the basics for my thesis. I would also like to thank my...

Concerns over the negative impact of the deteriorating environment and declining natural resources on economic and social development prompted the drive towards sustainable development, i.e. development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. Economic growth, environmental balance, social inclusion and culture have been identified as the four dimensions of sustainable development. These dimensions and their...

Asymptomatic Plasmodium falciparum parasitemia (APFP) has been reported to be highly prevalent in Sub-Saharan Africa, a region heavily burdened by malaria, yet, the impact of APFP on the immunological reference values have not yet been established. This study was aimed at i) determine the prevalence of APFP in children and adolescents living in a region highly endemic for malaria in southern Mozambique and its impact on the immuno-hematological indices and ii) determine the factors...

It would not have been possible to write this thesis without the support of many people around. I would like to thank my family for their personal support and great patience at all times. This thesis would not have been possible without the help, support, and patience of my principal advisor, Dr. Ghada Barsoum, to whom I am truly grateful and thankful. The good advice and support of my committee members, Dr. Elham Metwally and Dr. Hamid Ali has been invaluable and for which I am extremely...

<p>This study was designed to assess the knowledge, perception and adaptation strategies to climate change among farmers of central Nigeria. Multi-Stage sampling technique was used to source respondents for the study. Three out of the five local government areas (LGAs) were randomly selected in the study area. Five village communities were randomly selected from each of the five LGAs to give fifteen villages, while 10 farmers were also randomly selected from each village to give 150...

The University of Pretoria is the largest contact university in South Africa with more than 45,000 contact students.A significant increase in students over the last decade has contributed to severe parking shortages on and around the main campus.Consequently, the University has been considering four alternative modes of transport to reduce car usage, including (1) pedestrian routes, (2) bicycle routes, (3) a hop-on/hop-off campus bus, and (4) park-and-ride.A campus-wide voluntary online...

Purpose The aim of the paper is to investigate the achievements of librarians from the workshop on e‐library services organized by the Librarians' Registration Council of Nigeria (LRCN) in collaboration with The United States Mission, Nigeria. Design/methodology/approach In total, 35 librarians purposively selected from universities, colleges of education, and polytechnic libraries participated in the study, which adopted semi‐structured interviews. Findings It emerged that librarians who...

This qualitative case study examines language and literacy practices in English as a second language (L2) in a South African 4th grade classroom, and to a lesser extent in the foundation phase grades (grades R-3), where literacy was in the students’ home language, Zulu. Although I was interested in the 4th grade class as a whole, to illuminate my understandings of the students’ practices in this class, I chose six focal students. Through performance assessments in Zulu and English, I...